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Laemostenus janthinus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Carabidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Coleoptera

Genus
  
Laemostenus

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Laemostenus janthinus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Harpalinae.

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Subspecies

  • Laemostenus janthinus coeruleus (Dejean, 1828)
  • Laemostenus janthinus janthinus (Duftschmid, 1812)
  • Description

    Laemostenus janthinus can reach a length of about 14–17.5 millimetres (0.55–0.69 in). It is a nocturnal predator of other small arthropods.

    Distribution

    This species can be found in Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, France, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Switzerland.

    Habitat

    This species inhabits forests and Alpine prairies at an elevation of 2000–2400 meters above sea level.

    References

    Laemostenus janthinus Wikipedia